Vidkunn Hveding

Vidkunn Hveding (27 March 1921 – 19 May 2001) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party, and the Minister of Petroleum and Energy from 1981–1983.^[1] Hveding was born in Orkdal Municipality in Sør-Trøndelag county, and was a civil engineer by profession.^[2] He was married to Marie Palmstrøm (1 September 1926 – 1 October 1986) from 1948 to 1963, and remarried in 1963 to Tone Barth (25 January 1924 - 10 October 1980), the sister of Professor of Social Anthropology Fredrik Barth (b. 1928).^[3] He died in Tysfjord Municipality in 2001.

Vidkunn Hveding
Minister of Petroleum and Energy
In office 14 October 1981 – 8 June 1983
Prime Minister	Kåre Willoch
Preceded by	Arvid Johanson
Succeeded by	Kåre Kristiansen
Personal details
Born	(1921-03-27)27 March 1921 Orkdal, Sør-Trøndelag, Norway
Died	19 May 2001(2001-05-19) (aged 80) Tysfjord, Nordland, Norway
Political party	Conservative
Spouses	Grete Blydt Qvisler ​ (m. 1986)​ Tone Barth ​ ​ (m. 1963; died 1980)​ Marie Palmstrøm ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1963)​

References

• Norway portal
• Politics portal

1. "Register of Persons "Norway's Governments since 1814"". Government.no. Archived from the original on 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
2. Rosvold, Knut A. (2012-01-12). "Vidkunn Hveding Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
3. Thue, Lars (2009-02-13). "Vidkunn Hveding Extended Biography". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2013-10-27.

Government offices
Preceded by Arvid Johanson	Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy 1981–1983	Succeeded by Kåre Kristiansen